Register



Patented Ian. 3|, I899.

No. 6l8,602

J. D. DAVIS.

REGISTER.

(Application filed. Apr. 25, 1898.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES DEL. DAVIS, OF PEKIN, KANSAS.

REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,602, dated January31, 1899.

Application filed April 25, 1898- To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES DEL. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pekin, in the county of Reno and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Register, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to registers, and particularly to a device adaptedfor use in connection with creameries, dairies, &c., for facilitatingthe keeping of daily accounts of merchandise supplied to customers orpatrons.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a registerconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transversesection of the same. Fig. 3 is a partial'horizontal section. Fig. 4 is apartial longitudinal section. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View of oneof the rollers, showing the paper-clamp displaced to provide for theinsertion of the end of the tally-sheet.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

The casing l is provided with a removable top or cover 2, and mountedlongitudinally in the casing are parallel'supply and receiving rollers 3and 4, arranged upon opposite sides of a table 5, which is located underthe longitudinal slot 6 in the casing top or cover. These rollers areadapted to carry a tallysheet 7, of which the extremities are attached,respectively, to the rollers by means of clamps consisting of hingedclutch-blocks 8 and actuating-springs 9. A plurality of springs 9 may beused in connection with each clutch block or strip 8, and oppositeextremities of said springs are secured, respectively, to the under orinner surface of the block or strip and the floor of a longitudinalgroove 10, which is formed in the roller, the side walls of the groovebeing inwardly convergent and the side edges of the block or strip 8being slightly beveled to constitute a stop whereby the inward movementof the same under the influence of the springs 9 is limited. The springsmay be and preferably are of metal Serial No. 678,792. (No model.)

and consist of narrow strips, of which the innor ends are secured to thefloor of the recess by means of screws 11. In order to attach the end ofa record or tally strip or sheet to the roller, the free unhinged edgeof the block or strip 8 is elevated, as indicated in Fig. 5, the edge ofthe paper is introduced into the recess or groove 10, and the strip isreleased, whereupon said free edge thereof clamps the record strip orsheet against the wall of the groove. 7

The spindles of the rollers are extended at one end of the casing beyondthe bearings in which they are mounted, and in operative relationtherewith is arranged a tension-bar 12, engaged by an adjusting-screw13, and it is obvious that by adjusting the screw the pressure of thetension-bar upon the spindles or trunnions of the rollers may be variedto offer more or less resistance to the rotation of the rollers. Thespindle of the supply-roller is preferably fitted beyond the end wall ofthe casing with a crank 14L, and the spindle of the receiving-roller iscorrespondingly fitted with a thumb wheel 15 or the equivalent thereof.The crank 14 is preferably fitted for removal upon a key-seat formed onthe projecting extremity of the roller-spindle.

Parallel with and contiguous to the inspection-slot 6, which is formedin the top or cover of the casing, is a card rack or holder, consistingof a plurality of T-heads 16, which are disposed perpendicular to thelength of the said slot, the intervals between said guides forming seatsfor name-cards 17 and test-number cards 18 or any equivalent devicesadapted to the particular use for which the register is designed.

From the above description it will be seen that the web, record-strip,or tall y-sheet extends from the supply-roller over the convexed uppersurface of the writing plate or table 5 within reach of a pencilinserted through the slot 6, whereby in the spaces between the rulingsof the record or tally sheet such memoranda as it may be desired topreserve may be applied to the sheet opposite the name and test-numbercards arranged in the rack. Obviously the name-cards are inter=changeable, although in practice when the apparatus is used inconnection with cream= cries and dairies the test-number cards arearranged consecutively and are designed to occupy fixed positions.

To facilitate the changing of the cards, the ends of the seats oppositeto the inspectionslot 6 are open, whereby the cards may be inserted intothe seats through said open outer ends thereof.

It will be understood from the foregoing description that while forcreamery purposes the casing should be arranged in an upright position,as illustrated in the drawings, it may be disposed in any other positionto suit the use to Which it is to be applied and that the mechanism asdescribed may be used with advantage as a time-register for factories orany other places where employees serve by the day or hour, as it isnecessary to keep a record of their time.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A register having acasing provided in its front wall with a longitudinal inspectionslot, acard-rack located parallel with said slot and provided withcross-sectionally-dovetailed card-seats arranged respectivelyperpendicular to the same, and open for the insertion of cards at theends opposite to said inspection-slot, supply and receiving rollersrevolubly mounted in the casing upon opposite sides of the plane of theslot, a Writingplate disposed contiguous to the slot, a record-strip ortally-sheet carried by said rollers and traversing the writing-plate,and means for operating the rollers, substantially as specified.

2. In a register, the combination of a oasing, parallel revoluble supplyand receiving rollers arranged upon opposite sides of the plane of aslot in the front Wall of the casing, and adapted to carry arecord-strip or tallysheet, a writing plate or table for supporting anintermediate portion of said record-strip or tallysheet contiguous tothe slot in the front wall of the casing, exterior means for impartingrotary motion to the rollers, a tension-bar bearing terminally upon thespindles or trunnions of the rollers to a point within the casing, andan adjusting-screw engaging said tension-bar for varyingthe tension ofthe pressure upon said spindles or trunnions, substantially asspecified.

3. In a register, the combination of a casin g, andtally-sheet-supporting devices including supply and receiving rollers, aroller being provided with a longitudinal groove, a clutch block orstrip fitted in the open side of the groove exteriorly flush with thesurface of the roller and hinged to one side wall of the groove, and aspring located Within the groove and attached to the strip or block foryield ingly maintaining the latter in its normal position, to engage andclamp the extremity of a record-strip or tally-sheet, substantially asspecified.

4. A roller for the purpose named, having a longitudinal groove, ahinged clutch block or strip fitted in the open side of the groove andexteriorly flush with the surface of the roller, and springs arranged inthe groove and attached to the inner side of the block or strip and tothe floor of the groove, for yieldingly maintaining the block or stripin its normal position, substantially as specified.

5. A roller for the purpose named, provided with a longitudinal groovehaving inwardlyconvergent side walls, a strip fitted in theopen side ofthe groove flush with the surface of the roller and having beveled sideedges to conform to the positions of the grooved walls, said strip beinghinged at one edge to the contiguous wall of the groove, and springsarranged within the groove, and sec ured at their opposite extremitiesrespectively to the inner side of the strip and the floor of the groove,for yieldingly maintaining the strip in its normal position,substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES DEL. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

W. H. SANKEY, H. L. TRUESDELL.

